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或huò谓wèi孔kǒng子zǐ曰yuē，子zǐ奚xī不bù为wéi政zhèng。子zǐ曰yuē，书shū云yún孝xiào乎hū，惟wéi孝xiào友yǒu于yú兄xiōng弟dì，施shī于yú有yǒu政zhèng，是shì亦yì为wéi政zhèng，奚xī其qí为wéi为wéi政zhèng。

Modern Chinese Guide

有人问孔子：您为什么不从政呢？孔子说：《书经》说孝吧，孝顺父母、友爱兄弟，并把这种精神施行到政事上，这也是从政，为什么一定要做官才叫从政呢？

James Legge Translation

1. Some one addressed Confucius, saying, "Sir, why are you not engaged in the government?" 2. The Master said, "What does the Shu-ching say of filial piety?—'You are filial, you discharge your brotherly duties. These qualities are displayed in government.' This then also constitutes the exercise of government. Why must there be that —making one be in the government?"

Source: James Legge, public domain, 1893.

Notes

  • 底本：Wikisource 整理的 James Legge《The Chinese Classics》公版中英文本（1893–1895）。
  • 简体化：原文由繁体转为简体（OpenCC），与公版英译逐句对应。
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